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    Here's what we know about the classified documents found at Biden's home and office

    The fast-moving revelations have placed the president under the investigation of a special counsel and ignited criticism among Republicans.
    by Becky Sullivan Jan 14, 2023 5 minutes
    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, criticized the Biden administration over its handling of the classified document situation in a press conference Thursday.

    President Biden is facing a Department of Justice investigation after his lawyers found classified documents at his Delaware residence and an office in Washington, D.C.

    On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed former Justice Department official Robert Hur to lead the DOJ probe.

    "This appointment underscores for the public the department's commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters, and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law," Garland said Thursday.

    The announcement comes three days after news broke that classified documents had been found at Biden's private office in November less than a week before the midterm elections – a discovery that led the DOJ to launch an initial inquiry.

    In response to Garland's announcement Thursday, the White House said it has "cooperated closely" with the DOJ during its review and plans to continue working with Hur's

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